Meaning

6 senses
  1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

    Pause

    па́узаpáuza, остано́вкаostanóvka, переды́шкаperedýška

    па́узаpáuza, па́взаpávza, пере́рваperérva

    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

  2. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

  3. (figuratively)Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

    to take pause

    to give pause

  4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.

    Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.

  5. A break or paragraph in writing.

  6. A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

Examples

189 sentences
  1. Tom paused at the door.

    Том призупинився біля дверей. — deniko

  2. Tom paused in the doorway.

    Том зупинився у дверному отворі. — deniko

  3. Tom pressed the pause button.

    Том натиснув на паузу. — deniko

    ruТом нажал на паузу. — marafon

  4. We should sometimes pause to think.

  5. He paused to have a cigarette.

    ruОн прервался на перекур. — sharptoothed

    deEr machte eine Zigarettenpause. — samueldora

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
temporary stop or rest:
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Origin

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancie

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.

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